Activist Chris Gleason requested machine election reports from the Florida Department of State multiple times, that are required to be provided by the Florida constitution to Florida citizens. He just received a response stating the Florida Department of State does not have machine election records.
This reply does not appear credible.
You can read the email response below and decide for yourself.
From Christopher Gleason
Friday, May 12th, 2023 at 5:25 PM
To Public Records
This is my 4th attempt to obtain data, reports and records pertaining to official election results that you are required to be record keepers of.
Please add the .pst email files for the following individuals within the Florida Secretary of State office.
Cord Byrd
David Chappell
Brad McVay
Colleen O'Brian
Laurel Lee
Additionally as previously requested:
Please proceed with the request.
I am requesting the "OFFICIAL RESULTS" for all counties.
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL45A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL30A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Are election and canvassing results reported to the state by the counties via the EL45A, EL52 and EL30A reports generated using ES&S and the comparable reports generated using Dominion.
It is my understanding that these reports are transmitted to the Secretary of State electronically in .LST file format.
If there are no "responsive records" to my request please elaborate how the "Official Results" are transmitted from the Supervisor of Elections offices to the Department and what data format that they are generated, stored and transmitted in.
Please provide the documentation for this process in .pdf format.
I look forward to your response.
Warm regards,
Christopher Gleason
On Fri, May 12, 2023, 4:31 PM Public Records <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear requester,
As advised previously, the Department of State is not the custodian of the following records and, accordingly, does not have anything responsive to this portion of your request:
EL45A Report
EL 30A Report
EL52 Report
As to the other portions of your request, we need to confirm what you are seeking when you say “I am requesting the "OFFICIAL RESULTS" for all counties.”
Official election results per county are available on the Division of Elections website at the following link:
https://results.elections.myflorida.com/
However, if this is not what you were asking for, please advise if your request was in reply to the Department’s request for clarification concerning your previous request for “Canvass Reports.” If you are requesting the Official Canvass Reports for each county for the 3 referenced general elections please advise and we will review and advise as to how said records may be produced.
Regards,
Office of the General Counsel, Public Records
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
R. A. Gray Building, Suite 100
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850)245-6536
Fax: (850) 245-6127
Note: This response is provided for reference only and does not constitute a formal legal opinion or representation from the sender or the Department of State. Parties should refer to the Florida Statutes and applicable case law, and/or consult an attorney to represent their interests before relying upon the information provided.
In addition, Florida has a very broad public records law. Written communications to or from state officials regarding state business constitute public records. Public records are available to the public and media upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption. Therefore, any information that you send to this address, including your contact information, may be subject to public disclosure.
From: Christopher Gleason Sent: Monday, May 1, 2023 5:20 PM To: Public Records <[email protected]> Subject: Re: FW: Public Records Request - Election Summary Reports and Precinct Level Election Results
EMAIL RECEIVED FROM EXTERNAL SOURCE
Good afternoon,
I wanted to follow up on my last email sent Fri, Apr 28, 4:31 PM (3 days ago).
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL45A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL30A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Are election and canvassing results reported to the state by the counties via the EL45A, EL52 and EL30A reports generated using ES&S and the comparable reports generated using Dominion.
It is my understanding that these reports are transmitted to the Secretary of State electronically in .LST file format.
I look forward to your response.
Warm regards,
Christopher Gleason
On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM Christopher Gleason
Please proceed with the request.
I am requesting the "OFFICIAL RESULTS" for all counties.
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL45A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Am I to understand that your office is claiming to not be in receipt of EL30A, Election Summary Reports for the counties that use ES&S?
Are election and canvassing results reported to the state by the counties via the EL45A, EL52 and EL30A reports generated using ES&S and the comparable reports generated using Dominion.
It is my understanding that these reports are transmitted to the Secretary of State electronically in .LST file format.
I look forward to your response.
Warm regards,
Christopher Gleason
On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 4:06 PM Public Records <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Requester,
For the 2018, 2020, and 2022 General Election Recaps please see the attached invoice which is necessary given the extensive clerical and supervisory assistance necessary to facilitate the request.
Upon receipt of payment for the invoice the Department will continue processing this portion of your request.
The Department asked for clarification as to your request for “Canvass Report”, and we were waiting for a response before proceeding. The Division of Elections has asked that we get clarification on the following question:
Does the requester want the official and unofficial results from each county or the state canvasses that were certified by the Elections Canvassing Committee? Upon receipt of your clarification a separate invoice may be necessary for the reports you specify.
The Department of State is not the custodian of the following records and, accordingly, does not have anything responsive to this portion of your request:
EL45A Report
EL 30A Report
EL52 Report
Office of the General Counsel, Public Records
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
R. A. Gray Building, Suite 100
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850)245-6536
Fax: (850) 245-6127
Note: This response is provided for reference only and does not constitute a formal legal opinion or representation from the sender or the Department of State. Parties should refer to the Florida Statutes and applicable case law, and/or consult an attorney to represent their interests before relying upon the information provided.
In addition, Florida has a very broad public records law. Written communications to or from state officials regarding state business constitute public records. Public records are available to the public and media upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption. Therefore, any information that you send to this address, including your contact information, may be subject to public disclosure
From: Barreiros, Jose M. <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 5:14 PM To: Christopher Gleason Cc: Public Records <[email protected]> Subject: Public Records Request - Election Summary Reports and Precinct Level Election Results
Good afternoon Mr. Gleason,
As we work through to complete your request, we need some clarification, please see below:
Pursuant to Article I, section 24 of the Florida Constitution, and Chapter 119, F.S. and Chapter 98.0981, I am requesting the following: copies of reports within the Florida Secretary of State's and or the Division of Elections office for all 67 Florida Counties:
1.ELECTION SUMMARY REPORT, We can provide the Election Recap for the 2018 GEN, 2020 GEN and 2022 GEN elections.
2. RESULTS PER PRECINCT, - Precinct level election results can be found here:
